Late 20th Century Large Striking Japanese Bamboo Sculpture Honma Hideaki

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A tall and striking woven bamboo sculpture by Japanese bamboo artist Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) made in 1996 and originally … Read more A tall and striking woven bamboo sculpture by Japanese bamboo artist Honma Hideaki (b. 1959) made in 1996 and originally purchased from Tai Modern, Santa Fe in 2008. The vertical sculpturally form entitled "Graceful" and was made from a combination of a dwarf bamboo called Nemagari Dake and a giant timber bamboo called Madake, supplemented with Rattan strips. The frame showcases an organic form that appeals to the imagination to be a standing figure donning a trailing robe, The body was woven using a technique called Ajiro-Ami in Japanese, a type of tight twill plaiting.
Signed "Hide" underneath. From an American Midwest collection. It comes with a digital copy of original receipt from Tai Modern dated to 2008 (listed at 16000usd and purchased at 13000).
Honma Hideaki was born in Sado, Niigata prefecture. He studied under Honma Kazuaki who adopted him. His work is in the permanent collection of many museums including Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Art Institute of Chicago and Metropolitan Musuem of Art in NYC. See less